¹ Nomba Yawe alekele ishi nko ukwesha Isreali ukulumbula onse mu Isreali uyo uwu shaishibe ubulwi bonse ubwalilwe mu kanaani. ² (Acitile ici ukufundisha ifya bulwi nkulo ishipya isha bena Isreali abo abashaibe.) ³ Ishi e nko; Ishamfumu shisano isha fuma ku ba Pelishiti abena kanaani bonse abena Sidone nabena Hiti abali kwikala mu lupili lwa Lebanone ukufuma ku lupili lwa Baale ukufika ku Hamethe Passi. ⁴ Ishi nko shalishele nge nshila iyo Yawe ali kwe seshamo Isreali kuku fikilisha nga kuti baumfwila ifipope apele kolwe fyabo ukupitila muli Mose. ⁵ Elo abantu baku Isreali balikele pa bena kanaani aba Hiti abena Amore, aba Perisi, abena Hibi, na bena Yebusi. ⁶ Abana babo abanakashi bali basendele uku ya kuba abakashi babo, elo abana babo abanakashi bali bapele ku bana babo abaume, elo bali bali kubombela tu Lesa twabo. ⁷ Abantu baku Isreali balicitile ububi mu menso aya kwa Yawe no kumulaba nga Lesa wabo. Bali kupepa ba Baali naba ku Asterte. ⁸ Eico, uku kalipa kwa kwa Yawe kwali mine Isreali elo ali bashitishe mu minwe yakwa Kushani-Rishathaimu imfumu yaku Aramu Naharaimu. Abantu baku Isreali balibombele kushani-Rishathaimu pa myaka cinekonsekonse. ⁹ Ilyo abantu ba ku Isreali balilile kuli Yawe, Yawe ali kwimyapo umo uyo uwali kwisa mu kwafwa abantu ba ku Isreali, elo ali kuba pususha; Oteniele umwana umwaume wakwa Kenasi (Umwaice wakwa kalebu). ¹⁰ Umupashi wakwa Yawe wali mupele insambu, alikupingula Isreali elo ali kuya na ku bulwi, Yawe alimupele ukucimfya imfumu kushani-Rishathaimu iyaku Aramu. Imimwe yakwa Otenieli yali cimfishe kushani -Rishathaimu. ¹¹ Icalo calikwete umutende pa myaka amakumi yane. Elyo Oteniele umwana umwaume wakwe Kanasi alifwile. ¹² Panuma ya ifyo abena Isreali na kabili bali bifisha mu menso yakwe Yawe na Yawe alipele amaka ku mfumu Egolone lyaku Moabu ukucimfya Isreali. ¹³ Egolone balisankene nabena Amone nabena Amalekeno kuya kucimfya Isreali, elo balikwete umusumba wakwa pamuses. ¹⁴ Abantu ba ku Isreali balibombele imfumu Egolone lyaku Moabu pa myaka ikumi limo na cinekonsekonse. ¹⁵ Elyo abantu ba ku Isreali balilile kuli yawe, Yawe alimishepo umo uwi nga ba fwa Ehudi umwana umwaume yakwa Gera umwina Benyamini umwaume wakubaka kwa ku kuso. Abantu ba ku Isreali bali mutumine, kuku lipila umutulo wabo ku mfumu Egolone iyaku Moabu. ¹⁶ Ehudi alipangile ulupanga umwine ulo ulwa kwete utunwa tubili mubutali lwa lepele umukono umo ali yikalile mwisamba lya cakufwala ku kulyo pa mulu we tanta. ¹⁷ Alipele umutulo wamalipilo ku mfumu Egolone iyaku Moabu. (Nomba Egolone ali umwaume uwa kwina sana). ¹⁸ Panuma Enundi atwele umutulo wana lipilo, aile nabalya aba upiltile. ¹⁹ Ehudi umwine nelyo ilyo afikile pa ncende apo bali ku basa amabwe ayali pangawa mu pepi na Gilgali alipilibwike no kwaluluka, elo alandile, ''ndi kwete imbila yankama iyenu mwe mfumu yandi, ''Egolone alandile, "Tondolo!'' Elo bonse abale mubombela balifumine mum muputule. ²⁰ Ehudi aishile kuli ena. Imfumu ikelefye yeka mu muputule wapamulu umwakutalala. Ehudi alandile, ''ndi kwete imbila yenu ukufuma kuli Lesa.'' imfumu yalishile kwima mu cipuna yaciko. ²¹ Ehudi alifishishe ukuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kuso no kubula ulupanga pa matanta yaku kulyo, no kusopa mu mubili wa mfumu. Ne citubo ca lupanga pakubonkelesha ululimi naco caingilile kumo kumo. ²² No kwasompa ukwa lupanga kwapulile ku numa yakwe no kwisalako ico calitikeme, pantu Ehudi tafumishemo ulupanga mulufumo lwakwe. ²³ Elo Ehudi afumine pa lukungu no kwisala ifibi fya pa muputule wapa mulu kunuma yakwe noku fikoma. ²⁴ Panuma ninshi Ehudi naya aba bomfi ba mfumu balisile bali mona ukuti ifibi fyaku muputule wapa mulu fyali ifya ku komwa, eico batontonkenye, ''cifwile aletusha umwine mu muputule umwa kutalala uwapa mulu.'' ²⁵ Bali twalilile ukusakama sana mpaka fye bamuwene ukulekelesha kwa mulimo wabo ilyo imfumu tayaiswileko ku fibi fyakumuputule wapa mulu. Elyo ba sendele imfungulo noku fisula, elo kulya imfumu yali lele, ukuwila panshi, ninshi yalifwile. ²⁶ Lintu ababomfi balelola ukulanguluka ifya kucita. Ehudi alifyukile no kupitila ku ncende ukwali ifilubi fya mabwe yaku baswa, noku fyukila ku Seira. ²⁷ Ilyo afikile, alishishe umutolilo mu calo ca mpili icakwa Ephraimu. Elyo abantu ba ku Isreali bali bwelukwike nao ukufuma mu mpili, elo ali kubatangilila. ²⁸ Alilandile kuli bena, ''Nkonkeni, pantu Yawe alaba uwa kucimfya aba lwani benu abena Moabu.'' Bali mukonkele no kwi kata ifyabu fyaku Yordani ifyalolele ku bena Moabu, elyo tabali kuduminisha uli onse ukwabuka umumana. ²⁹ Pali ilya nshita balipeye abaume baku Moabu nalimo fye kumakana ikumi elo bonse bali abaume abakukosa noku pikintika. Tapali nangu umo uwa puswike. ³⁰ Kanshi pali bulya bushiku Moabu alipelebele ku maka pa mulandu wa maka yakwa Isreali, ne calo no mutende pa myaka cinekonse konse. ³¹ Panuma yakwa Ehudi kapingula wa konkelepo ali ni shamigari umwana umwaume uwa kwa Anati uwaipeye aba pelishiti abaume imyanda mutanda ku cimuti icaku Sowelako ingombe. Nao wine alipuswishe Isreali ku mafya.